The spring/summer issue of Ironwood is now available online. Ironwood, the Garden’s biannual magazine, beautifully celebrates the power of native plants and their impact on…
The western population of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is at an increasing risk of local extinction, having declined 99% in population size over the…
Why Study Native Plant Gardening? California native plant horticulture is an open frontier. There are still lots of basic questions that we haven’t been able…
The 2023 rainy season has been marked by a series of atmospheric rivers that have brought abundant moisture to California. With this, the Garden experienced…
The fall/winter issue of Ironwood is now available online. In this latest issue you’ll get an inside look at lichens in a captivating story about…
A lawn!? In a water wise garden!? — That’s right, not all lawns need to be ripped up for a drought tolerant landscape. Check out…
Properly watering your freshly installed plants is key to their long-term survival.The first watering is critical and one of the only times you can’t overwater…
As we collectively witness a barrage of climate disasters sweep across the planet, many of us are asking, “What should I be doing to protect…
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